Sandwiches are great to serve for lunch, brunch or to take along for your next picnic. Also, try our other delicious vegan sandwiches, Easy Chickpea Salad Sandwiches, Vegan Meatloaf Sandwiches, and Barbecue Jackfruit Sandwiches.
Barbecue Tofu Sandwiches
It is warm here in Florida, so lately I have been making these tofu sandwiches. They are easy to prepare and taste absolutely delicious.
Everyone in my family enjoys them. I added seasoning to my tofu for extra flavor, since tofu soaks up the flavor of the seasonings. You can also use salt, or for more flavor, add Bragg’s Liquid Aminos.
This is a great sandwich to prepare for a Mother’s Day brunch, because it is so easy that even the children can help to prepare it. I used 2 slices of tofu for each sandwich, but you can use one if you are using burger buns.
I wanted the tofu to be flavorful, not just from the sauce on the outside, but inside as well, so I marinated the tofu with seasonings for 20 minutes. However, if you are in a hurry, just add the seasonings and then proceed to cook your tofu.
Barbecue Tofu Sandwiches Ingredients
- Tofu – use extra-firm or super firm tofu. You can remove excess moisture from tofu by pressing it using a tofu press or wrapping your tofu with a clean towel or paper towels and placing weights on top for about 20-30 minutes.
- Bragg’s Liquid Aminos or Salt – use Bragg’s Liquid Aminos (or soy sauce)
- Nutritional Yeast Flakes, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder – adds extra flavor.
- Oil – I love to use avocado oil but you can use your favorite cooking oil.
- Barbecue Sauce – use Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipe or your favorite store-bought brand.
- Coleslaw
- Sandwich Bread or Buns – I used store-bought gluten-free vegan sandwich bread but you can use your favorite.
How To Make Barbecue Tofu Sandwiches?
- Make coleslaw and chill: You can prepare one of our homemade Coleslaws – (Vegan Coleslaw or Vegan Southern-Style Coleslaw) or use store-bought.
- Prepare Barbecue Sauce if you are using the homemade version.
- Prepare tofu: Drain the tofu, cut into 1/4 inch slices, pat dry with a clean kitchen towel, and place in a shallow dish.
- Season tofu slices: brush tofu slices with Bragg’s Liquid Aminos, sprinkle with nutritional yeast flakes, onion powder, and garlic powder. Marinate for 20 minutes.
- Cook Tofu: Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add tofu slices and cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Flip the tofu slices and cook the other side for about 3 minutes. Repeat until all slices are cooked.
- Slather cooked tofu with barbecue sauce: over both sides of tofu and cook for about 1 minute to dry up the excess sauce. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Assemble sandwiches: Place 2 slices of tofu on one side of the sandwich slice, top with coleslaw followed by another slice of bread. Repeat until tofu slices are used up.
What To Serve With Your Barbecue Tofu Sandwiches?
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Categories
- Categories: Gluten-Free, Vegan
- Course: Lunch
- Cuisines: American, Soul Food
Nutrition
(Per serving)- Energy: 318 kcal / 1329 kJ
- Fat: 11 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Carbs: 53 g
Cook Time
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 8 min
- Ready in: 28 min
- For: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 16 ounces extra-firm tofu
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or 2 teaspoons Bragg's Liquid Aminos
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast flakes
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons avocado oil
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/2 cup coleslaw, divided
Instructions
- Drain the tofu, cut into 1/4 inch slices, pat dry with a clean kitchen towel, and place in a shallow dish.
- Brush tofu slices with Bragg's Liquid Aminos, sprinkle with nutritional yeast flakes, onion powder, and garlic powder. Marinate for 20 minutes.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add tofu slices and cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Flip the tofu slices and cook the other side for about 3 minutes. Repeat until all slices are cooked.
- over both sides of tofu and cook for about 1 minute to dry up the excess sauce. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Place 2 slices of tofu on one side of the sandwich slice, top with coleslaw followed by another slice of bread. Repeat until tofu slices are used up.
Made this tonight, best vegan BBQ sandwich I’ve ever had, kudos, it took me 8 years to find one, thank you!
Eugene, I’m so happy you found my recipe and enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing your feedback with us
Delicious! I cut my tofu, drained it then froze it. Freezing tofu changes the texture and makes it chewier.
That’s so wonderful Pete, thank you for sharing your adjustments. If you have a Trader Joe’s near you, their superfirm has a great texture.
This is absolutely delicious, my children loved it. Thank you for all your delicious recipes!
Kelly, I’m so happy your family enjoyed. Thank you for sharing your feedback.
Hi there,
This looks amazing. My question is what brand of gluten free vegan bread do you use? I cannot find any in my area and I’ve been looking for some time. I appreciate your help. Thanks.
Little Northern Bake House is my favorite, O’Dough’s my second, B-Free my third favorite, some of Schar’s brand breads are vegan like their Ciabatta, and Baguette. I’m not crazy about Food For Life’s line but I will eat it. I also get a local bread but some other brands you can look out for are Follow Your Heart, Luces Artisan Gluten-Free Bread and I’m sure plenty others are out there.